ON THE LOOKOUT – After winning the draw, CCA’s Kim Keating (23) looks for an open teammate to pass to while Barnstable’s Hannah Neary (15) and Harleigh Jenkins (7) move in.

CCA falls to Nantucket, Barnstable

It’s been a challenging week for the Cape Cod Academy girls varsity lacrosse team, which fell to Nantucket and Barnstable in spite of solid efforts.

It was a decidedly rain-soaked afternoon when the Seahawks faced the Raiders May 16, starting the game a half hour late due to a thunderstorm that dropped the temperature in Osterville a good 10 degrees before the first faceoff.

For the better part of the game, the Seahawks evenly matched the Raiders with solid offense and aggressive defense, only trailing by two goals at the half.

A Raider scoring run in the second half, however, proved the Seahawks’ undoing, with Barnstable taking an unshakeable four-goal lead into the game’s final minutes.

In spite of Barnstable’s goal-scoring prowess, the Seahawks remained aggressive offensively and defensively, with CCA’s Kim Keating fighting hard for possession on every faceoff, while on defense Courtney Bergh stuck to her Barnstable opponents like glue.

In the end, Bergh scored eight goals for the Seahawks, with Keating and eighth grade teammate Cassie Kornhiser each tallying once.

Also playing well for the Seahawks in the game were Mona Yusuf, Hallie Stidham and Jackie Cardarelli.

Scoring for the Red Raiders were Jazzy Lambert and Kristen Klimm, each with three, and Maddy Shopshire, Megan Lee and Mary Horn with two apiece. Jo Johnson, Liz Markham and Harleigh Jenkins each tallied once.

On May 12 the Seahawks traveled to Nantucket to face the Whalers, falling 15-6 on the road. The game, however, wasn’t without its high points, one of which being Kornhiser’s first-ever goal at the varsity level.

Also scoring for the Seahawks were Sam Metell, who tallied three times, Mona Yusuf and Kim Keating. Keating scored one goal for CCA, and was again formidable on the draw.

The girls host Nauset today (May 20) in their final home game of the season with a 4 p.m. start, and travel to Fairhaven on May 23 for a 3:30 p.m. game. Their last regular season game of 2011 will be on the road against Pembroke May 25.